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Libya court sentences Gadhafi son to death for 2011 killingshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3710704-libya-court-sentences-gadhafi-son-to-death-2011-killings.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi's son and onetime heir apparent was convicted and sentenced to death on Tuesday by a court in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on charges of murder and inciting genocide during the country's 2011 uprising.
But Seif al-Islam Gadhafi is unlikely to face the firing squad anytime soon. The sentence was handed down in absentia...Tue, 28 Jul 2015 19:32:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3710704-libya-court-sentences-gadhafi-son-to-death-2011-killings.html2015-07-28T19:32:00ZItaly: 4 Italians kidnapped in Libya near Eni complexhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3694712-italy-4-italians-kidnapped-libya-eni-complex.html
ROME (AP) — Four Italian construction workers have been kidnapped in Libya near an industrial complex owned by the Italian energy giant Eni in the western city of Mellitah, Italy's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
A ministry statement said the four were employees of the Bonatti construction company. The kidnapping occurred Sunday evening and family members h...Mon, 20 Jul 2015 08:48:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3694712-italy-4-italians-kidnapped-libya-eni-complex.html2015-07-20T08:48:00ZLibyan parties reach peace deal without Tripoli governmenthttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3678586-libyan-parties-reach-peace-deal-without-tripoli-government.html
SKHIRAT, Morocco (AP) — Libyan political leaders reached a new version of a U.N.-brokered peace deal Saturday, putting pressure on the Tripoli leadership to sign on and build a unity government in hopes of ending the country's chaos.
The Tripoli government took part in earlier stages of talks but refused to participate in the latest discussions in the Mor...Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:20:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3678586-libyan-parties-reach-peace-deal-without-tripoli-government.html2015-07-12T01:20:00ZUncertainty over US strike against al-Qaida leader in Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3618848-uncertainty-us-strike-al-qaida-leader-libya.html
CAIRO (AP) — Pentagon officials say they believe they hit their target — the one-eyed, al-Qaida-linked commander who led a deadly attack on an Algerian gas facility in 2013. But uncertainty still surrounds the U.S. airstrike in eastern Libya, and whether Mokhtar Belmokhtar was actually among the militants said to have been killed in the bombing.
Libyan of...Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:14:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3618848-uncertainty-us-strike-al-qaida-leader-libya.html2015-06-16T00:14:00ZAttackers seize 10 employees at Tunisian consulate in Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3614702-attackers-seize-10-employees-tunisian-consulate-libya.html
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An armed militia stormed into the Tunisian general consulate in Libya's capital on Friday, taking 10 employees hostage, officials said.
Mokhtar Chaouachi, a spokesman for the Tunisian Foreign Ministry, said it was not clear whether the attackers were holding the hostages on site or had taken them elsewhere. He also said he did not kn...Fri, 12 Jun 2015 16:05:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3614702-attackers-seize-10-employees-tunisian-consulate-libya.html2015-06-12T16:05:00ZLibya talks endangered as Islamic State group advanceshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3608148-libya-talks-endangered-islamic-group-advances.html
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — U.N.-brokered negotiations aimed at stemming Libya's collapse into a failed state threatened to fall apart after the country's internationally recognized parliament on Tuesday dropped out of the talks in protest over a plan that would mean sharing power with its rivals.
The wrangling over the U.N. draft plan came as militants from t...Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:01:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3608148-libya-talks-endangered-islamic-group-advances.html2015-06-09T20:01:00ZItalian doctor held hostage in Libya is freed after 5 monthshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3607856-italian-doctor-held-hostage-libya-freed-5-months.html
ROME (AP) — Italian officials say an Italian doctor kidnapped in Libya in January has been freed.
An official at the Foreign Ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday that Ignazio Scaravilli had been freed and was in good condition in Tripoli, awaiting his return to Italy. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn't...Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:15:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3607856-italian-doctor-held-hostage-libya-freed-5-months.html2015-06-09T18:15:00ZUN envoy: IS poised to become 'serious threat' in Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3571860-un-envoy-poised-to-serious-threat-libya.html
SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Islamic State extremists can pose "a very serious threat" to divided Libya if rival governments there fail to reach a unity deal quickly, the United Nations envoy to the North African country said Saturday.
Bernadino Leon, who is mediating political talks, told a regional conference of the World Economic Forum that he hopes ...Sat, 23 May 2015 14:38:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3571860-un-envoy-poised-to-serious-threat-libya.html2015-05-23T14:38:00ZAP Exclusive: Libya rejects EU migrant plan, says not askedhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3535858-ap-exclusive-libya-rejects-eu-migrant-plan-asked.html
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Libya's ambassador to the United Nations is largely rejecting a European Union plan to fight the growing migrant crisis that is centered in his crumbling country, saying his Western-backed government hasn't even been consulted and ruling out EU forces on Libyan soil "at this stage."
In an interview Friday with The Associated Press, A...Sat, 09 May 2015 04:25:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3535858-ap-exclusive-libya-rejects-eu-migrant-plan-asked.html2015-05-09T04:25:00ZFor migrants used to danger, Islamic State poses new threathttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3494904-migrants-used-to-danger-islamic-poses-threat.html
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tesfay Kidane's troubles began with a simple request: He wanted to go to his brother's wedding.
Doing mandatory national service in the east African country of Eritrea, Kidane asked his commander for permission for a leave to attend the wedding. The request was denied, starting a chain of events that friends say sent Kidane on a desperate...Tue, 21 Apr 2015 19:32:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3494904-migrants-used-to-danger-islamic-poses-threat.html2015-04-21T19:32:00ZLibya chaos spurs human smuggling, government spokesman sayshttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3494086-libya-chaos-spurs-human-smuggling-government-spokesman.html
CAIRO (AP) — Libya's chaos has spurred human trafficking, a spokesman for the country's internationally recognized government said Tuesday, urging the world community to help his administration gain control of the rest of the country.
The appeal comes as violence in Libya surges and more and more crowded refugee rafts head to Europe, many of which have ca...Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:46:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3494086-libya-chaos-spurs-human-smuggling-government-spokesman.html2015-04-21T14:46:00ZAP Interview: Libya army chief bets on military solutionhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3479430-ap-interview-libya-army-chief-bets-military-solution.html
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The military chief of Libya's internationally recognized government expressed skepticism Tuesday about U.N.-backed talks aimed at ending the country's political split and said in an interview that he is "betting on a military solution" if a deal remains elusive.
Gen. Khalifa Hifter's comments underscored the obstacles to any agreement...Tue, 14 Apr 2015 18:59:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3479430-ap-interview-libya-army-chief-bets-military-solution.html2015-04-14T18:59:00Z2 Libyans killed in shooting at South Korean Embassyhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3474768-2-libyans-killed-shooting-south-korean-embassy.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Gunmen opened fire early Sunday at the local guards of the South Korean Embassy in the Libyan capital, killing one of them as well as a civilian who was in the area, a Libyan security official said.
The South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement that no embassy officials were killed or wounded in the attack. It said the gunmen...Sun, 12 Apr 2015 11:27:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3474768-2-libyans-killed-shooting-south-korean-embassy.html2015-04-12T11:27:00ZUN calls for Libya unity government, presidential councilhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3436078-un-calls-libya-unity-government-presidential-council.html
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — The United Nations wants to keep Libya's elected parliament and set up a unity government led by independents, it announced Tuesday in a statement outlining its proposed solution to a conflict that has effectively split the country in half.
The internationally recognized government and elected parliament have been confined to the far...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:48:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3436078-un-calls-libya-unity-government-presidential-council.html2015-03-24T13:48:00ZLibyan army targets rival-controlled bases in Tripolihttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3431320-libyan-army-targets-rival-controlled-bases-tripoli.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Army troops battled militias Saturday outside the capital, Tripoli, security officials from both sides of the Libyan conflict said. The Libyan army also said it carried out airstrikes on multiple targets near the city, including its only functioning airport.
The fierce battles for the capital city on the Mediterranean coast resulted ...Sat, 21 Mar 2015 17:44:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3431320-libyan-army-targets-rival-controlled-bases-tripoli.html2015-03-21T17:44:00ZArmy chief warns of IS spread to Europe if Libya gets no aidhttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3427214-army-chief-warns-spread-to-europe-libya-aid.html
AL-MARJ, Libya (AP) — Libya's army chief, Gen. Khalifa Hifter, warned in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday that Europe will face infiltration by Islamic State group militants from Libya if the West fails to support his forces with arms and ammunition.
The Islamic State group has seized control of at least two cities along Libya's long Med...Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:55:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/politics/3427214-army-chief-warns-spread-to-europe-libya-aid.html2015-03-19T20:55:00ZIS in Libya kills 12 fighters loyal to Tripoli governmenthttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3423124-libya-kills-12-fighters-loyal-to-tripoli-government.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An attack by militants from Libya's Islamic State affiliate on Wednesday killed 12 fighters loyal to the militia-backed government based in the country's capital, Tripoli, according to a militia statement.
The attack took place near the town of Nofaliya, close to the country's main oil terminal overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and n...Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:17:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3423124-libya-kills-12-fighters-loyal-to-tripoli-government.html2015-03-18T17:17:00ZIslamic State group reports Tunisian leader killed in Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3420726-islamic-group-reports-tunisian-leader-killed-libya.html
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — One of Tunisia's most wanted militants and a top field commander for the Islamic State group died fighting in Libya, the Tunisian government confirmed on Tuesday.
The Islamic State group posted a eulogy on a militant website for Ahmed al-Rouissi after he was killed in clashes around the Libyan city of Sirte — a stronghold for the Isl...Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:36:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3420726-islamic-group-reports-tunisian-leader-killed-libya.html2015-03-17T17:36:00ZOfficial: 4 Filipino nurses kidnapped from Sirte, Libyahttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3419456-official-4-filipino-nurses-kidnapped-sirte-libya.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State affiliate in Libya kidnapped four nurses from the Philippines in broad daylight from a hospital in the city of Sirte, while several others were evacuated on Monday, a militia official said.
The official who belongs to the 166 Battalion, a militia which is battling the Islamic State affiliate, told The...Tue, 17 Mar 2015 01:44:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3419456-official-4-filipino-nurses-kidnapped-sirte-libya.html2015-03-17T01:44:00ZFighting between militias and Libyan Islamic State branchhttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3417134-fighting-militias-libyan-islamic-branch.html
SIRTE, Libya (AP) — Violent clashes erupted between Islamic State-affiliated militants and militias aligned with the Islamist self-declared government near Sirte in north-central Libya.
After surrounding the Islamic State-controlled city of Sirte for several weeks, the militias were about 16 kilometers (10 miles) west of the center of the city on Sunday. ...Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:36:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/news/world/3417134-fighting-militias-libyan-islamic-branch.html2015-03-15T19:36:00ZLibya says 11 oil fields non-operational after IS attackshttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3395984-libya-11-oil-fields-non-operational-attacks.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's state-run oil corporation has declared 11 oil fields in the country non-operational after attacks by suspected Islamic State militants, opting for a force majeure clause that exempts the state from contractual obligations.
The National Oil Corporation blamed Islamist-backed authorities in the capital Tripoli for failing to pr...Thu, 05 Mar 2015 20:10:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3395984-libya-11-oil-fields-non-operational-attacks.html2015-03-05T20:10:00ZLibyan official: 10 died in oil attack; 7 foreigners takenhttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3341140-libyan-official-10-died-oil-attack-7-foreigners-taken.html
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — In an assault on an oil field in central Libya earlier this week, armed gunmen killed nine guards and one employee from Niger before abducting seven foreigners, officials said Thursday.
According to Mashallah al-Zewi, a minister in the militia-backed government in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the attackers arrived in about 30 picku...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:35:13 GMThttp://www.mail.com/business/economy/3341140-libyan-official-10-died-oil-attack-7-foreigners-taken.html2015-02-05T17:35:13Z